Southeast Iowa Veterans Stand Down Event

Description

Join the SEIA Veterans Services & Supports Coalition to receive health- and wellbeing-centered direct services, resources, connections, and information during this day-long event at Memorial Auditorium.

On-site event offerings include:

✔️Access to direct health care service delivery (dental, mental & physical)
✔️Personal connections to VA leaders and systems of support (county, state & federal)
✔️Live presentations from aligned experts centering the health & wellbeing of veterans
✔️Regional First Responder Mental Health Panel discussion about PTSD hosted by Quad Cities Vet Center
✔️Regional employers making personal connections with job seekers on-site
✔️Community-based resource fair (relevant to health & wellbeing scope of event)

Plus

✔️Breakfast & lunch for all event attendees

The Veterans Free Fare resource (funded by the City of Burlington) provides free, local transportation for all veterans via the Burlington Urban Service (B.U.S.).

Confirmed event attendees delivering revolving, on-site presentations include: SEIA County Veteran Service Officers (Lee, Louisa, Henry & Des Moines Counties), Scott Meister (Des Moines Veteran Benefits Administration), Todd Jacobus (Commandant of Iowa Department of Veteran Affairs), & Michael Billings (VA Office of Rural Engagement, Washington D.C.).

This event is free and open to all area veterans and their families. For more information, visit:

va.gov